"Thank you, ma'am." His attention drops to the tea only briefly. It's not such a bad cover to offer to freshen her cup. "And I would-- hazard to say that it is."

It begs a moment of consideration. Bragging doesn't come naturally at all.

Neither does trust and openness. Between Archie and Rachel, at least, he's beginning to find a bit of that voice. "It's something I... brought with me."

There's something lovely about that, if he's honest. It sits well in his heart to think something his first family taught him has value here with his new one.